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3 arrested in fatal shooting of Northern California deputy
Somerset, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — Three men have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Northern California sheriff's deputy killed responding to a reported theft from an illegal marijuana growing operation in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills, authorities said Thursday.
Lebanese president vows reforms as protests engulf country
Beirut, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Lebanon's president pleaded Thursday with tens of thousands of protesters who have blocked main roads and paralyzed the nation for days, urging them to back economic reforms proposed by the prime minister as the "first step" toward saving the country from economic collapse.
What impeachment? All calm as Melania Trump visits Capitol
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Melania Trump was an island of calm in a sea of impeachment chaos Wednesday, choosing to make her first solo trip to Capitol Hill as her husband's party reckoned with his conduct and rumbled with House Democrats.
BRI wins applause for driving growth among emerging markets
Washington, Oct 24 (Xinhua/UNB) -- In contrast with the gloomy mood at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which just lowered its global growth forecast, participants at the Emerging Markets Forum (EMF) that ended here Tuesday sounded much more upbeat.
GOP stands by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat's testimony
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — They pleaded ignorance, saying they'd not read the diplomat's damning statement. They condemned the Democrats' tactics as unfair. They complained that the allegations against President Donald Trump rested on second- or third-hand evidence.
Chaotic scene as Republicans disrupt impeachment deposition
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Republicans briefly brought the Democrat-led impeachment investigation to a halt Wednesday when around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security because some of the Republicans brought electronic devices into a secure room.
Trump says Turkey calls cease-fire 'permanent'
Washington, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says Turkey has informed the U.S. it will make "permanent" a five-day cease-fire in Syria. In response, he says he's directing the lifting of economic sanctions on Turkey.
Yale graduates redefine Chinese food in American kitchens
New York, Oct 23 (Xinhua/UNB) -- When Zhao Yong was pursuing his PhD in Yale University in the early 2010s, he was frustrated to learn that some local Chinese restaurants he frequented would no longer be there in the near future due to low profit margins and increasing labor costs.
Supreme Court lawyer writes Trump impeachment book
New York, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Neal Katyal is all in for impeaching the president.
Anonymous Trump official writing 'unprecedented' inside take
New York, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal.